Ooh Yeah! (album)

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Ooh Yeah! is the thirteenth studio album by American pop music duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. The album was released in April 1988, by Arista Records. Though it went platinum and produced a hit with "Everything Your Heart Desires", it charted lower and sold fewer copies than the band's early-to-mid-eighties albums. This is their first recording with Arista after leaving RCA.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
The Village VoiceC+[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Downtown Life"Daryl Hall, John Oates, Rick Iantosca, Sara Allen4:28
2."Everything Your Heart Desires"Hall5:00
3."I'm In Pieces"Hall, Janna Allen4:50
4."Missed Opportunity"S. Allen, Hall, Oates4:47
5."Talking All Night"Hall, Oates4:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Rockability"S. Allen, Hall, Oates4:45
7."Rocket to God"Hall5:49
8."Soul Love"Hall, Holly Knight4:25
9."Realove"Hall, Oates5:24
10."Keep on Pushin' Love"Oates5:18

Production

  • Arranged and Produced by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.
  • Recorded by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
  • Tracks 1, 3, 6 & 10 mixed by Bob Clearmountain; assisted by Roger Tarkov and Craig Vogel.
  • Tracks 4, 7 & 9 mixed by Chris Porter; assisted by Mark Corbin and Scott Forman.
  • Tracks 2, 5 & 8 mixed by Mike Scott; assisted by Gary Wright.
  • Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk (New York City, NY).
  • Art Direction: Maude Gilman
  • Photography, Hand-tinting: Laura Levine
  • Management and Direction: Tommy Mottola

Personnel

The Band

  • Daryl Hall: lead vocals, backing vocals, electric guitars, keyboards, synth bass, vibes
  • John Oates: backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love", electric guitars, synthesizers, Linn 9000 programming
  • Tom "T-Bone" Wolk: bass guitar, synth bass, guitars, keyboards, vibes, accordion
  • Pat Buchanan: lead and rhythm guitars
  • Tony Beard: drums
  • Mark Rivera: saxophone
  • Jimmy Bralower: drum programming, sequencing
  • Sammy Merendino: drum programming, sequencing, timbales
  • Jeff Bova: synthesizer programming, sequencing
  • Sammy Figueroa: percussion

Additional Musicians

  • Philippe Saisse: keyboards and synthesizer programming on "Rockability" and "Keep on Pushin' Love"
  • Mike Klvana: Synclavier and keyboard technician
  • James Hellman: synthesizer programming, MIDI technician, keyboard technician
  • Jimmy Rip: guitar on "Realove"
  • Paul Pesco: guitar on "Realove"
  • Mel Terpos: guitar technician
  • Lenny Pickett: saxophone on "Realove"
  • Danny Wolensky: saxophone on "Talking All Night"
  • Narada Michael Walden: additional arrangements on "Rockability"
  • Vince Guttman: drum technician
  • Bashiri Johnson: percussion on "Everything Your Heart Desires"
  • Jerry Goodman: electric violin on "Downtown Life"
  • Rick Iantosca: tom toms on "Downtown Life"
  • Keisuke Kuwata: vocals on "Realove"
  • Janna Allen: additional backing vocals on "Rockability"

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 54
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 47
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 35
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 52
US Billboard 200[10] 24
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Daryl Hall & John Oates: Ooh Yeah!". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  2. ^ Berger, Arion (2004). "Daryl Hall & John Oates". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 358. ISBN 0743201698.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 29, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide: Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  8. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Hall / John Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  9. ^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Hall & Oates – Ooh Yeah!". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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